Congress moves to set national rules for self-driving cars, overriding states
Lawmakers led by Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, teed up consideration of how Congress approaches the future of autonomous vehicles (AVs) Tuesday, pressing the case for national safety standards that, if successful, will override budding state-level restrictions on the developing technology. The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the SELF DRIVE Act in a 12–11 vote […]
DOJ moves to wipe Steve Bannon’s contempt conviction tied to Jan 6 probe
The Department of Justice moved Monday to toss out Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction, a rare request that served to undo yet another element of the Biden-era investigations and prosecutions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro made the request to dismiss Bannon’s case in the district court in […]
House hearing raises red flags over former tech mogul’s ‘CCP network’ allegedly funding far-left groups
During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing Tuesday, former U.S. tech mogul Neville Roy Singham was regularly named in the discussion and debate as to how foreign adversaries help fund U.S. agitator groups through what one witness described as “foreign dark money.” Singham, a U.S. citizen who sold his IT consulting company for $785 […]
FBI reviewing Fulton County vote-count ‘deficiencies,’ court docs reveal
The FBI is investigating Fulton County’s handling of the 2020 election, according to newly filed search warrant affidavits outlining alleged ballot irregularities and record-keeping failures. The FBI special agent who wrote the affidavits, which were filed Tuesday in federal court by the Department of Justice, described a wide-ranging probe into missing ballot images, inconsistent recount […]
Dem rep labels federal immigration agents ‘thugs’ in tense hearing
Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., unleashed a blistering attack on federal agents Tuesday, calling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers “thugs” and accusing them of criminal conduct during a heated House hearing. The Democrat’s comments came during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) oversight. “I have heard and seen […]
Sen. Johnson: Dems’ DHS Warrant Demand Is ‘Unworkable’
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., ripped into Democrats on Tuesday, calling their proposal to tie Department of Homeland Security funding to a requirement that federal immigration officers obtain a court-issued warrant for enforcement operations “completely unworkable.”
Lutnick Admits to Visiting Epstein’s Private Island
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged on Tuesday he visited the private island of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Speaker Johnson Says He Will Examine Epstein Records
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Tuesday he plans to personally review the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files now being made available to lawmakers, signaling growing momentum in Congress to scrutinize the long-sought records.[#item_full_content]
Sen. Johnson on Good, Pretti Deaths: Dems ‘Got Their Martyrs’
Democrats “got their martyrs” when immigration authorities shot and killed U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis last month, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday.[#item_full_content]
Telecom Execs Defend Turning Over Lawmakers’ Data to Biden DOJ
Executives from major cellphone providers told a Senate panel they complied with legal demands when turning over lawmakers’ call records connected to a Justice Department investigation conducted during the Biden administration.[#item_full_content]
